Wayne County Today

There were 1,037 third grade students enrolled in Wayne County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.4% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Norwayne Elementary School welcomed most of the third grade students in the county, registering 104 students.

Within Wayne County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in pre-kindergarten.

Statewide, Wayne County ranked 27th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 13,457 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was ranked 26th the year before.

In 2022, Ohio saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is an improvement for the state and is lower than the national average of 1:16.

Despite the apparent improvement, this positive trend is overshadowed by a general decline in public school enrollments, which was accelerated by the pandemic. This decline, aligned with the steady number of teachers in the state over the last 10 years, has led to low student-to-teacher ratios.

School name	# of 3rd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Norwayne Elementary School	104	18.3	568
Orrville Elementary School	103	19.5	528
Northwestern Elementary School	102	16	639
Green Elementary School	94	17.6	535
Chippewa Intermediate School	86	25.6	336
Cornerstone Elementary School	81	22.9	353
Dalton Elementary School	69	19.6	352
Kean Elementary School	66	21.9	302
Wooster Twp Elementary School	65	17.4	374
Rittman Elementary School	56	15.1	372
Shreve Elementary School	50	16.2	309
Melrose Elementary School	45	18.4	244
Parkview Elementary School	44	16.7	264
Apple Creek Elementary School	42	11.8	357
Fredericksburg Elementary School	16	13.4	119
Mount Eaton Elementary School	14	12.1	116
Dalton Middle School	0	0	274
Green Middle School	0	0	227
Smithville High School	0	0	243
Norwayne Middle School	0	0	314
Norwayne High School	0	0	383
Northwestern Middle School	0	0	289
Rittman Academy	0	0	23
Northwestern High School	0	0	313
John R. Lea Middle School	0	0	183
Waynedale High School	0	0	306
Triway High School	0	0	358
Triway Junior High School	0	0	353
Beacon Hill Academy	0	0	49
Liberty Preparatory School	0	0	43
Orrville High School	0	0	411
Dalton High School	0	0	253
Chippewa Virtual Learning Academy	0	0	11
Chippewa Junior-Senior High School	0	0	497
Rittman High School	0	0	216
Rittman Middle School	0	0	189
Wooster High School	0	0	1,155
Orrville Middle School	0	0	476
Edgewood Middle School	0	0	735
Hazel Harvey Elementary School	0	0	314